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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 980
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 1060

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General information GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 1060
Launched Q3 2014 Q2 2018
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 4096 MB 20 % 5120 MB 0 %
Core Clock 1126 MHz 27.6 % 1556 MHz 0 %
Boost Clock 1431 MHz 23.6 % 1873 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 7200 MHz 21.1 % 9126 MHz 0 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 120 W 27.3 %
Length 312 mm 0 % 303 mm 2.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 1060
Overall Score 53602 0 % 49471 7.7 %
Future Proof 35 % 41.7 % 60 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 28732 0 % 24474 14.8 %
2D Benchmark Score 792.4 0 % 609.1 23.1 %
Average DirectX performance 86.9 FPS 0 % 72.3 FPS 16.8 %
DirectX 9 performance 163.5 FPS 0 % 146.6 FPS 10.4 %
DirectX 10 performance 53.3 FPS 0 % 47.3 FPS 11.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 84.3 FPS 0 % 62.1 FPS 26.4 %
DirectX 12 performance 46.4 FPS 0 % 33.2 FPS 28.3 %
Graphic card computing 4793.1 operations/s 0 % 4183.4 operations/s 12.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 1060.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 1060
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 124.6 FPS 113.4 FPS
High settings 224.3 FPS 204.0 FPS
Medium settings 269.2 FPS 244.9 FPS
Low settings 376.9 FPS 342.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 980, GeForce GTX 1060.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 980 GeForce GTX 1060
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 90.1 FPS 83.0 FPS
High settings 162.2 FPS 149.3 FPS
Medium settings 194.6 FPS 179.2 FPS
Low settings 272.4 FPS 250.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %
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